Most of the time it is gender specific with Men supporting women. Rarely is it the other way round.
I am female and I believe at this point it is more of a female thing (gender specific). It is quickly changing, though, and personally, I think it is lame for any gender to do.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.